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1 online resource (xx, 405 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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Essay |
| Series |
Education in China: reform and diversity
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Education in China: reform and diversity.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-393) and index. |
| Summary |
China has been ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse. This volume recasts the pedagogical and policy challenges of minority education in China in the light of the state's efforts to balance unity and diversity. It brings together leading experts including both critical voices writing from outside China and those working inside China's educational system. The essays explore different aspects of ethnic minority education in China. |
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Foreword / James A. Banks -- Introduction: Minority education in China: balancing unity and diversity in an era of critical pluralism / James Leibold and Chen Yangbin -- part 1. Diversity in unity or unity in diversity. Education and cultural diversity in multiethnic China / Gerard Postiglione ; The power of Chinese linguistic imperialism and its challenge to multicultural education / He Baogang ; How do you say "China" in Mongolian?: toward a deeper understanding of multicultural education in China / Naran Bilik -- part 2. Minority education on the frontier: language and identity. Bilingual education and language policy in Tibet / Ma Rong ; Popularizing basic education in Tibet's nomadic regions / Gerard Postiglione, Ben Jiao, Li Xiaoliang, and Tsamla ; The practice of ethnic policy in education: Xinjiang's bilingual education system / Zuliyati Simayi ; Trilingual education and school practice in Xinjiang / Linda Tsung ; Multicultural education and ethnic integration: a case study of girls' education in the Lahu Area / Teng Xing, Yang Hong, and Yang Qixue -- part 3. Educational integration in China proper: pathways and barriers. Towards another minority educational elite group in Xinjiang? / Chen Yangbin ; Uyghur university students and Ramadan: challenging the Minkaomin/Minkaohan labels / Timothy Grose ; The trilingual trap: "imagined" empowerment among ethnic Mongols in China / Zhao Zhenzhou ; Identity and multilingualism: negotiating multiculturalism among ethnic Korean teachers in China / Gao Fang -- part 4. Styles, stereotypes, and preferences: hurdles for minority education. Intellectual styles and their implications for multicultural education in China / Li-fang Zhang ; Han Chinese reactions to preferential minority education in the PRC / James Leibold ; How university administrators view ethnic minority students / Yu Haibo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Education -- China.
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Minorities -- Education. |
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China. |
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Education, Bilingual -- China.
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Education, Bilingual. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Essays.
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Leibold, James, editor.
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Chen, Yangbin, 1972- editor.
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Banks, James A., writer of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Minority education in China. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2014] 9789888208135 (OCoLC)862761771 |
| ISBN |
9789888268290 (e-book) |
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9888268295 (e-book) |
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9789888208135 (paperback) |
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9888208136 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
ebc1644164 |
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